Rail-chair.



PATEN'I'ED MAY 24, 1904.

G. A. WEBER.

RAIL CHAIR.

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H INH No. 760,501. PATENTBD MAY 24, 1904.

Gf. A. WEBER.

RAIL CHAIR.

APPLIATION FILED FEB. 2, 190.4. NO MODEL.

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Patented may e4, 1904.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE."

GEORGE A. WEBER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO WEBER RAILWAY JOINTMANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF NEV YORK, N. Y., A OORPORA TION OE VESTVIRGINIA.

RAIL-CHAIR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 760,501, dated May 24,1904.

Application filed February 2, 19011. Serial N0.191,653. (No model.)

1'0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known thatLGEonen A WEBEE, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of the borough of Manhattan, city, county, and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rail-Chairs,of which the following is a specification accompanied by drawings.

This invention relates to railroad-rail joints, but more particularly tothe supporting-chairs or shoe-angles for suoli joints; and the object ofthe invention is to improve upon the construction of suoli rail-chairsor shoe-angles and increase their strength and efficiency.

Further objects ofthe invention will hereinafter appear; and to theseends the invention consists of a rail-chair embodying the features ofconstruction, combinations of elements,and arrangement ofparts,substantially as hereinafter fully described and claimed in thisspecification and shown in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1is a transverse sectional view of a rail-joint provided with arail-chair embodying the invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of thejoint, showing the construction of the chair.

Referring to the drawings, A and B represent the meeting ends of railssupported upon a rail-chair O, having a base-plate I) and upright Eextending therefrom.

` To illustrate the invention, in this instance a suitable form of jointis shown in combination with the chair. The joint in this instance isshown insulated, although any kind of a joint may be used with thechair. At each side of the webs of the rails are provided the insulatingfilling-blocks E, which maybe of wood, and the bolts G are suitablyinsulated by means of the insulating-sleeves H and washers I. The baseof at least one of the rails" is supported upon the insulation J. Inthis instance improved means are shown for maintaining the insulation-Jbeneath the rails, a holding' device K being used in the form of awire,of metal or other suitable material, which is interwoven with orsuitably connected to the insulation J and extended up between one ofthe filling-blocks F and the chair, so that when the parts are clampedtogether the holding device I( maintains the insulation J in position.The holding device, if of metal, should be provided at one side of thejoint only, to prevent completion of the circuit between the rails. Atthe side of thc joint opposite the upright is arranged a strap L,extending continuously across the joint, suitably insulated by sleeves Hand washers I.

The improved chair O is provided with 'a strengthening-Web O to increasethe vertical depth or height of the chairV at the portion thereof atwhich strength is most needednamely, the central portion. As shown andin accordance with this invention, the edge of the base-.plate I)opposite the upright E is centrally bent out of the plane of the base toform the web O. In this instance the web O is bent in the oppositedirection from the upright E. In combination with the strengthening-WebO the strengthening rib or iillctP is provided, forming a spiking rib orflange at the juncture between the base and the upright.

The chair made in accordance with this invention is strong at thejuncture of the base and upright and is also of increased strength overother chairs at the central portion, Where the greatest strain comes.

Obviously some features of this invention may he used without others,and the invention may be embodied in widely-varying forms.

Therefore, without limiting the invention to the constructions shown anddescribed nor enumerating equivalents, I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, the following:

1. A rail-chair or shoe-angle, comprising a base-plate and an uprightextending substantially at right angles from the junction thereJ with,the edge of said base-plate opposite the upright being centrally bentout of the plane of the base, to form a strengthening-web, forsubstantially the purposes set forth.

2. A rail-chair or shoe-angle, comprising a base-plate and an uprightextending substantially at right angles from the junction therewith, theedge of said base-plate opposite the upright being centrally bent in theopposite direction to the upright, to form a strengthenng-web, forsubstantially the purposes set forth;

3. A rail-chair or shoe-angle, comprising a base-plate and an uprightextending ltherefrorn, with a strengthening-rib or spiking'- iange atthe outside of the juncture between the base and upright, the edge ofsaid base- IO plate opposite the upright being centrally bent in theopposite direction to the upright, to form a strengthening-web, forsubstantially the purposes set forth. Y

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribe ing witnesses;

GEORGE A; WEBER.

Witnesses:

OLIN Aa FOSTER, A.k L. OBRIEN.

